1 Chronicles 8–10

Chapter 8

¹And Benjamin begot Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, ²Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. ³And Bela had sons: Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, ⁴and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, ⁵and Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. ⁶—And these are the sons of Ehud (these were the chief fathers of the inhabitants of Geba; and they carried them away to Manahath; ⁷even Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera; he removed them), and he begot Uzza and Ahihud. ⁸And Shaharaim begot children in the land of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara his wives. ⁹And he begot of Hodesh his wife: Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, ¹⁰and Jeuz, and Shobia, and Mirmah; these were his sons, chief fathers. ¹¹And of Hushim he begot Abitub, and Elpaal. ¹²And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemer, who built Ono, and Lod and its dependent villages; ¹³and Beriah, and Shema, who were chief fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon; they drove away the inhabitants of Gath. ¹⁴And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, ¹⁵and Zebadiah, and Arad, and Eder, ¹⁶and Michael, and Jishpah, and Joha were the sons of Beriah. ¹⁷And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hiski, and Heber, ¹⁸and Jishmerai, and Jizliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal. ¹⁹And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, ²⁰and Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, ²¹and Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei. ²²And Jishpah, and Eber, and Eliel, ²³and Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, ²⁴and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, ²⁵and Jiphdeiah, and Penuel were the sons of Shashak. ²⁶And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, ²⁷and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. ²⁸These were the chief fathers, according to their generations, principal men; these dwelt in Jerusalem. ²⁹And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; and his wife’s name was Maachah. ³⁰And his son, the firstborn, was Abdon; and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, ³¹and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecher. ³²And Mikloth begot Shimeah. And these also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.

³³And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. ³⁴And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal; and Merib-Baal begot Micah. ³⁵And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah; and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; ³⁷and Moza begot Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ³⁸And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bochru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; all these were sons of Azel. ³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers; and they had many sons, and sons’ sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

Chapter 9

¹And all Israel were registered by genealogy; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away to Babylon because of their transgression. ²And the inhabitants that were first in their possessions in their cities were the Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim. ³And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh: ⁴Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pherez the son of Judah. ⁵And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. ⁶And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel; and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. ⁷And of the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah, ⁸and Jibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Jibnijah; ⁹and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were chief fathers in their fathers’ houses. ¹⁰And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, ¹¹and Azariah the son of Hilkijah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; ¹²and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and Masai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; ¹³and their brethren, heads of their fathers’ houses, a thousand and seven hundred and sixty; able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

¹⁴And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; ¹⁵and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; ¹⁶and Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. ¹⁷And the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief. ¹⁸And they have been hitherto in the king’s gate eastward: they were the doorkeepers in the camps of the children of Levi. ¹⁹And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance. ²⁰And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him. ²¹Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ²²All these chosen to be doorkeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. These were registered by genealogy according to their villages: David and Samuel the seer had instituted them in their trust. ²³And they and their sons were at the gates of the house of Jehovah, the house of the tent, to keep watch there. ²⁴At the four quarters were the doorkeepers, toward the east, west, north, and south. ²⁵And their brethren, in their villages, were to come after every seven days from time to time with them. ²⁶For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God; ²⁷for they stayed round about the house of God during the night, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. ²⁸And part of them had the charge of the instruments of service, for by number they brought them in and by number they brought them out. ²⁹Part of them also were appointed over the vessels, and over all the holy instruments, and over the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. ³⁰And it was some one of the sons of the priests who compounded the ointment of the spices. ³¹And Mattithiah of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was in trust over the things that were made in the pans. ³²And some of the sons of the Kohathites, their brethren, were over the loaves to be set in rows, to prepare them every sabbath. ³³And these were the singers, chief fathers of the Levites, who were in the chambers free from service; for they were employed day and night. ³⁴These are the chief fathers of the Levites, heads according to their families; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

³⁵And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, and his wife’s name was Maachah. ³⁶And his son, the firstborn, was Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, ³⁷and Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth; ³⁸and Mikloth begot Shimeam. And they also dwelt beside their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren. ³⁹And Ner begot Kish; and Kish begot Saul; and Saul begot Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. ⁴⁰And the son of Jonathan was Merib-Baal; and Merib-Baal begot Micah. ⁴¹And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea. ⁴²And Ahaz begot Jarah: and Jarah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza; ⁴³and Moza begot Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ⁴⁴And Azel had six sons, and these are their names: Azrikam, Bochru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

Chapter 10

¹And the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on mount Gilboa. ²And the Philistines followed hard after Saul and after his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons. ³And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers. ⁴Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it. ⁵And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. ⁶So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. ⁷And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

⁸And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa. ⁹And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people. ¹⁰And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. ¹¹And when all they of Jabesh-Gilead heard of all that the Philistines had done to Saul, ¹²all the valiant men arose, and took up the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh,…